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Exclusive: Judges face rise in #threats as #Musk blasts them over rulings
#USMarshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech #billionaire #ElonMusk & other #Trump admin allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs & programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings.
#law #JudicialIndependence #judiciary #PoliticalViolence #DomesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerrorism
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/judges-face-rise-threats-musk-blasts-them-over-rulings-2025-03-05/
In recent weeks, #Musk, congressional #Republicans & other top allies of Trump have called for the impeachment of some federal judges or attacked their integrity in response to court rulings that have slowed the #Trump admin's moves to dismantle entire government agencies & fire tens of thousands of workers.
#Musk, the world's richest person, has lambasted judges in more than 30 posts since the end of Jan on his social media site, calling them “corrupt,” “radical,” “evil” & deriding the "TYRANNY of the JUDICIARY" after judges blocked parts of the federal downsizing that he’s led. Musk has also reposted nearly two dozen tweets by others attacking judges.
Reuters interviews w/11 federal judges in multiple districts revealed mounting alarm over their physical #security &, in some cases, a rise in #violent #threats in recent weeks. Most spoke on condition of anonymity & said they did not want to further inflame the situation or make comments that could be interpreted as conflicting w/their duties of impartiality.…
…2 NY federal judges -- US District Judges Paul Engelmayer & Jeannette Vargas -- are receiving extra security after their rulings blocked staff from the #Musk-driven #DOGE from accessing sensitive #Treasury Dept data…
Another person familiar w/the judicial security environment said several federal judges in the DC area had received pizzas sent anonymously to their homes, which is being interpreted by #law enforcement as a form of #intimidation meant to convey that a target’s address is known.
…Federal courts are hearing >100 lawsuits challenging the admin’s initiatives, many of them focused on efforts driven by #Musk & his team at #DOGE to purge hundreds of thousands of #FederalWorkers & dramatically scale back govt #aid & #regulatory programs.
#Trump & his WH press sec also have criticized judges they describe as activists who have issued orders that slowed or blocked some of those efforts.
Asked about #Musk's comments, #Trump WH spox Harrison Fields said:
"The White House condemns any threats to really any public officials, despite our feelings that a lot of these people are leftist, crazy judges that aren't following the Constitution," Fields said. "Just because these people are leftist, crazy, unconstitutional people doesn't mean they deserve to be harmed. That's not how you engage with disputes in this country."
[IOW act on your threats]
@Nonilex@masto.ai Troubling, and yet not at all surprising. I suspect Amy Coney Barrett is on Trump's retribution list, she's ruled against him multiple times now.
@Nonilex The Judges are 'messing' with a cult.
Historically the US Marshall would contact the person issuing threats to determine if it was legit or a crank. We reported various threats to USMS and they always followed up. In these cases of stochastic terrorism it get way weirder fast.
@Nonilex There are times of threats followed by times of terror. The playbook is open to anyone who dares to look at it.
Stay strong and get rid of the billionaires, asap
At what point does Musk get charged with incitement?
Not under this DOJ
I don't like this timeline.
When the Court is Crooked ?
Lawless is the new Game
@Nonilex A pathetic child throwing tantrums.